Congratulations! Your puppy is now a teenager. Welcome to the wonderful world of selective hearing, refusal to perform previously known cues and regression in house training, barking, jumping, destructive chewing, mouthiness and whatever else may drive you absolutely batty! Good times!

There are as many training techniques as there are trainers who teach them. Let's face it, every time you turn around, you hear a different tidbit of advice from someone - from the neighbor next door, the vet, social media, the television and the well-meaning friend.

My bit of advice for people new to dog training is this:Follow your heart. Do what feels right for you and your dog. Do what you are comfortable with. And always forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know until you learned it.